Sheet-metal case.



P. D. SKAHEN.

SHEET METAL CASE.

APPLICATION man SEPT. 22. x91 1.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

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.INVENTOR PATRICK D. SKAI-IEN, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

SHEET-METAL CASE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1917.

Application filed September 22, 1911. Serial No. 650,773.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PATRICK l).y SKAHEN, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Sheet-Metal Case, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention has for its object the production of a sheet metal case, as a burial case, which is particularly simple in construction, economical in manufacture and durable in use; and it consists in the features of construction hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying drawing in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a burial case embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view of the end portion of the case shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line A-A Fig. 2, showing the corner construction. Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 of a wall between the corners. Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 3 and 4, showing slightly modified forms of my invention.

1 and 2 are respectively the side and end walls of the case.

3 is a reinforcing strip for each of the walls 1, 2, the strips being located between the corners. Each strip is formed with vertically extending raised corrugations 4 and fiat portions 5 between the corrugations 35. and also at the side margins of such strips 3,

these fiat portions lying flat against the outer face of the wall 1 or 2 and being secured thereto preferably by welding.

Y. 6 are corner strips for reinforcing the corners formed by the walls 1 and 2. Each strip 6 is formed with an intermediate corrugation 7 which embraces and preferably lextends the full length of the corner, and flat portions 8 on opposite sides of the corrugation, these portions 8 lying flat against the outer faces of the contiguous side and end walls 1 and 2 and being secured thereto in any suitable manner as by welding.

Preferably each of the corner strips 6 is provided with raised corrugations 9 on opposite sides of the corrugation 7, the flat portions 8 extending between the corrugations 7 and 9. The corner reinforcing strips also usually have marginal flat portions 8 located to the outside of said corrugations 9. However as seen in Figs. 5 and 6 the flat marginal portions 5 and 8 of the strips 3 and 6 respectively may, if desired, be omitted.

Preferably the end edge of at least one of the sheets or plates forming the side and end walls 1 and 2 meeting at a corner engages with a lengthwise opposing portion of the inner face of the corrugation 7 of the contiguous strip 6 between the bases of said corrugation and, as shown, the margins of such walls 1 and 2 at the corner are lapped and secured together in any suitable manner as by welding and form a flange 10 extending outwardly from the corner, the edge of the flange engaging said lengthwise opposing portion of the inner face of the corrugation. Lengthwise portions of the inner face of the corrugation 7 at opposite sides of the flange 10 and the lengthwise portion of said face engaged with the flange 10 are spaced apart from, and capable of more or less distortion relatively to, opposing lengthwise portions of said walls 1 and 2.

As seen in Fig. 2 the upper and lower margins of the side and end walls are bent to form outwardly extending flanges 11 and 12 which support, respectively, the top 13 and the bottom 14 of the case, and the reinforcing strips 3 and 6 are inserted between and engage said flanges 11 and 12.

A burial case constructed as described con sists of a minimum number of parts which are formed of sheet metal and which are easily secured together so that the case is more economically manufactured and is of greater durability and strength than a case having complex reinforcing means and corner posts.

What I claim is:

1. A sheet metal casing having walls which meet and form a corner, and a sheet metal reinforcing strip extending lengthwise of the corner and having a raised intermediate corrugation embracing the corner and extending full length thereof, and flat portions on opposite sides of the corru-` gation lying flat against the outer faces of the walls forming the corner and being secured thereto, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A sheet metal case having walls which meet and form a corner, and a sheet metal reinforcing strip extending lengthwise of the corner and having a raised intermediate corrugation embracing the corner, and fiat portions disposed on opposite sides of the corrugation and lying flat against the walls and being integrally secured to said walls, the Walls at the corner engaging the inner face of the corrugation between the bases of the corrugation whereby distortion. of the corrugation relatively to said walls is confined between theV flat portions of the reinforcing strip and the line along which the corner engages the inner face of the corrugation, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. A sheet metal case having walls oomprising sheets which meet and form a corner, the margins of the sheets at the corner lapping and being secured together and eX- tenoled'outwarolly from the corner forming a flange, andA a corner reinforcing strip having an intermediate corrugati'on embracing the corner and portions on opposite sides of the Corrugation secured respectively to the sheets forming the corner, said flange engaging the inner face of the corrugation,

substantially as and for the purpose set Y PATRICK D. sKAHEN.

Witnesses:

S. YDAVIS, J. B. SMITH.

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